Sleep Good turns Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" into a fine pop punk tune titled "Teen Sprite."
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9:29 am Mon
Jan 8, 2018
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" in a major key becomes a delightful pop punk ditty
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Toto's "Africa" plays on repeat in the middle of the Namib Desert... indefinitely
Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf created “Toto Forever,” an installation that plays the song “Africa” on repeat in the middle of southern Africa’s Namib Desert. From the BBC News: Mr Siedentopf tells the BBC it is set to play forever, with solar batteries “to keep Toto going for all eternity…” “[I] wanted to pay the song […]
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Steve Albini, legendary Big Black guitarist and Nirvana engineer, is also a poker champion
If you played poker with Steve Albini — esteemed guitarist for Big Black, Rapeman, and Shellac, recording engineer for Nirvana, Pixies, and PJ Harvey — he would take all your money. I was surprised to learn that last year Albini won gold in the World Series of Poker. Above, a short documentary about Albini’s poker […]
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David Bowie's 11th studio album, "Low," is 42 today
Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s mid-70s masterpiece, Low, the first album of his so-called Berlin Trilogy (later joined by “Heroes” and Lodger). Working with the increasingly experimental Brian Eno, this album was a dramatic departure for Bowie and much has been made over the music, the strange (and strangely […]
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The Twist Plus World Charging Station adapts to fit outlets in 150 countries
It’s a rude awakening for that rookie vacationer abroad when they try to plug in their gear for the night. Veteran jet-setters know that outlet shapes can vary wildly from country to country, which necessitates that most boring must-have for any world-traveler: A sackful of clunky power adapters. Awkward problem, elegant solution: The Twist Plus […]
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Learn Ableton Live front-to-back with this online bundle
Looking for a career in music behind the boards, either as a music producer or DJ? It’s a good bet that you’re going to be working with Ableton Live. Each new iteration of this powerful workstation gives the user more tools to create, and it’s just as well suited for the task of meticulous track […]
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Create flawless front-end designs with this UI / UX bible
The graveyard of failed startups is littered with concepts that just got lost in translation. At its core, that’s what great front-end design is about: Making an app or website usable, translating its best ideas smoothly to the user. It’s a skill so broad there might be no one book or course that covers it […]
